Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 34, Number 13, Decatur, Adams County, 15 January 1936 — Page 1

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■nann 1> I e » F«l Habeas Corpus ,K''' By ludne; tppral I’laiiiK'd. —— C } air tested N 1 Jan - - ( U.R)"entemed ■H '‘’MH! Ai'-I 1,1 ■ ' '''" ''' ,h chamber.Jm: Ita plea for a writ of ■t'j* -rpus was denied by KL» K—. Davis. t.il him about the Mr< her huslwnd for 30 the death ho ’ He ■i.-Kn’t P ,)W i( yeL biKK. 11 " SWdi.- Friday He told me SjKjJuG ui.aiii th- sta’ • ML"* take ail innocent rat K's I.IB." appeal rocutiou It ißbr 111 S >rueyu auKwtil today. —K ■ -a” ■ : 'V~‘ ti- ■ ■vid T Wiientz. Haupt- £»■. jsecutor. said he had on ''reliable authority” * li-.f'd G H'>tit':in will Faup'manti reprieve if Kipp : fails. ... virtually that they believed furthaction find-, but planned until the last. The suKmcdc-! already has ruled, in I «RKtt,tiat flaup'n.ui.i:'- < nsii'tt - violated _••:.■ ’ 11 '■'• “ to rule on the same again. ■»$«•••!• .!••■ :-i-t: was in ■ so» rt a denial, by .Judge J. 1 Davis of the federal cir- • ■lt win of app< ils, of a pe’i’.ion Kt a writ ol habeas corpus and ■ •■cation fur a stay of exeeuW'T' '' :lU ■'*‘ J ,!I '' I'due-.t would b- reversal of v K elne tourt by a lower tKt >!<■ said It- b-lieved Haupta fair Hiiftuinn one hope. His only to X. A .1. ■-. ■'!■'! . i KM^Mtinuef> <>n i i.-'t s:.\-> ■officers IE REELECTED - " 1 Loan Association Annual Meeting ore Tuesdav — — • were named for the I ‘eeting of the Adams'; tional farm loan associa- j< meeting held in the city j, ay, eported at the meeting I, association had loans ' er halt a million dollars I 1 Adams county. ;«etors are: Jacob C. Jiion township; Fred M. -Inion township; Carl Preble township; ■ s ‘l>c of Blue Creek ' •nd Oswald Hoffman of ' k township. 1 fely following the meet- 1 >a.rd organized for 1936 ' "K the present officers, ' Mr. Barkley, president; ' olftnan. vice-president urt Lenhart, secretary- 1 Mr. Lenhart has served 1 •city since the organize- ' s association. retary's annual report ut at the close of 1935 Hion had 141 members' mortgage loans ou.K 3. the amount of $411,600 ! ■t ® to , wlllch land bank | ■ loans for $230,800 1, and aro being Hr *>> the association. Sh ° W€d that two , , Ul6 association are n interest payments to , rrhs ' ‘ W>TL\UED on page SIX)

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Sets Air Record <| >3 X I All existing transcontinental speed records were broken when Howard Hughes, movie producer and amateur airman, flew from Los Angeles to Newark. N. J., in 9 hours 27 minutes and 10 seconds, shattering the record of 10 hours 2 minutes and 57 seconds set lust year by Col. Roscoe Turner. MORE CHAIRMEN ARE ANNOUNCED Additional Chairmen Nnmed For Birthday Ball For President Additional committee chairmen were named today by Miss Dorothy Young and David Heller, coi '’harrmeo of the Birthdav Ball for Ithe President, which will be held Thursday night. January 30, at the Decatur Country club. Appointments announced today were; Mitt. Charles Breiner. chair- ; man of the bridge party; Ceorge Morris, chairman of the decorat ! on committee; Miss Mary Cowan, chairman of the flower commit- • ee; Ralph Kenworthy, chairman of the ballroom committee; Pete Reynolds, publicity chairman. Personnel of these committees will be announced by the chairman within a few days. Proceeds of the bridge and card party will be divided the same as those for the dance. Seventy per cent, of the money will be retained in tlris county for treatment of infantile paralyisis victims. The balance will be used for the Warm Springs, Georgia, foundation. Card games will be held before the dance and will be concluded in time to permit the players to participaite in the grand march. The price for the card game will be the same as the dance. $1 per couple. Card players may remain for the dance without additional charge. Tickets are now on sale at the Green Kettle. Bob’s confectionery, Staley's confectionery. Weitzberger's confectionery or may be purchased from any member of the ticket committee. 0 — Fort Wayne Schools Will Be Improved Fort Wayne, Ind., Jan. 15.—(U.R) —An improvement program to cost $600,000 was initiated last night by the Fort Wayne school board with approval of a bond issue of SIOO,OOO for construction this spring of a new grade school building and additions to others. The board's plans call for other issues of $200,000 and $300,000 for more extensive construction in the summer of 1937. 0 Dailey Services Held Here Today The body of Mrs. Ellen Fitzgerald Dailey of Toledo, formerly of Decatur, was burled in St. Joseph’s Catholic cemetery this afternoon- The funeral party arrived here about 1 o’clock. The caoket wae opened at the grave, YagJr Brothers of this city I being in charge. Mrs. Dailey was | a pioneer resident of this city.

HUGE RAISE IN DEBUS SEEN AS IMPENDING Payment Os Bonus, New Deal Program Likely To Cause Raise Washington, Jan. 14 — (U.R) — Foliticlans accustomed through depression to count dollars by the I ill lons are trying today to comprehend treasury estimates of what the bonus and the new' deal nroeram will cost in the next year and a half. Secretary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau broke the bad news before the senate finance committee as an anti-bonus witness. His testimony leaked despite efforts of pro-bonus legislators to keep it secret. Bonus advocates arc soothing their own feelings todav by assuring each other that Morgenthau was telling a bear «tory or playing gloomy gus. He said the «>-<»asurv would co in the red some *5 500.000.000 (ID by June 30, 1937. That assumes enactment of the ’onus vavment bill and estimates of 1937 work-relief costs at $2,000,000,000 (81. Sen. James Couzens. R.. Mich., refumi to be bound by the comm»’ tee's self-imnn«ed secrecy with respect to Morcenthau’s testftnony. He revealed Morgentuau's estimates. Whatever may have been tlie secretary's purpose when be testified, his estimate of nrosperf ive federal expenses is the only real obstacle raised so far to euick enactment of the bolius bill. But the odds still favor passage although there is no assurance that Mr. Roosevelt will sign ; the bill. Conere c > s men generally onlv became aware fodav of Moreen’han's 'l' '■otlrr.onv. Ren. John Taber, R., N. Y., senior onnosition member of 'he house sonrom-fations commßj tee. w<>m"d that the natiopa’ debt I was headed for $40,000,000 000. ‘'Counting the bonus and count- ’ ine a deficit of $3,500,000,000 for ISO*,” lie s*td. “the gross debt && tpe end of ’*”7 will be more than $40,000,000,000.” Sen. Alva B. Adams. D., Colo., <mv r rvr’p’n> nv mar- FfVE» START WORK ON DRAIN PROJECT CCC Workers Started Work Tuesday On Drain Project Men from the Allen county CCC 1 drainage camp began work Tuesday on the two mile Bokneceht drain in Root township. The project calls for the closing of the drain. Part of the drain which runs j parallel with the road is considered dangerous, (because it is in ipoints about 10 feet deep. Several acci-1 dents have been caused by cars slipping off the road into the drain. The men will fill in the drain in the first mile and a half. The north halt of the drain is closed. This part will be repaired Land owners along the drain will pay for the material. Washington has not yet approved a number of other CCC projects requested for Adams county. The superintendent of the protects in this territory is V. A. Barnett. Tlie engineer' is Harold Solar. The work in Adams county is under the supervision of Harry N. DePuy. County Road Superintendent Walter Gilliom has received word that the state WPA has approved a proproject with four non-reliet trucks. Money has been granted to pay the drivers for 540 hours or approximately four months work. There are now about 45 relief men on WPA county work. Projects have been obtained to employ the eligible men. Most of the men now are em eployed on bridge work. Beginning with the next work week which starts Thursday, the men will improve grade crossings, berms and other road work. o Rochester Physician Critically Injured Rochester, Ind., Jan. 15 —(U.R)— Dr. Ira Leckrone, 65. is in a serious condition in a Rochestei liospl'tal today following a crash last night in. which his automobile | was struck and demolished by a Big Four passenger train near Claypool, Ind. One of Leckrone's legs was amputated and he suffer|ed a fractured skujl and left arm.

Decatur, Indiana, Wednesday, January 15, 1936.

Three Properties Are Sold Here Tuesday The Porter property on Mercer Avenue owned by the Peoples Loan and Trust company wm sold at public auction Tuesday afternoon by' i Roy Johnson for $2,330 to Walter , Bockman. The Waggoner property belong-1 ing to the estate of William E. Waggoner was sold to Robert Garard for $2,000. Mr. Johnson also conducted this sale. Both houses are modern. Albert Lehrman offered $2,500 for the Clem 30 acre farm in Union township. This belonged to the Peoples Ixian and Trust company and was auctioned by Mr. Johnson. The sale will be subject to the approval of the Adams circuit court and the department of. financial institutions. COMMITTEE IS REORGANIZED Adams County District Boy Scout Committee Reorganized — The Adams county district Boy Scout committao was reorganized Tuesday night in the annual meeting held at the Rice Hotel. Bryce Thomas was rc--namod chairman of the district committee and Sylveseter Everhart district commissioner. The Rev. Father Joseph Hennes will again act as chairman of the district court of honor. Harold McMillen will become chairman of the district finance committee. Carl Pumphrey is chairman of the district camp committee. Eno Lankenau is chairman of the board of review. Lloyd Cowens is chairman of a new committee called the activities committee which will be responsible for rallKs, contests and council activities. Walter J. Krick is chairman of the training and organization committee. These men with either the chairman or a representative from the four troop committees will form the district committee. It was decided at the meeting to bold a scoutmasters training course to teaech the “principles of scoutmastership”. This will begin Tuesday, February 18. and will be held i each Tuesday night after that for about 10 weeks at 7:30 o’clock in : the Central school building. Committees were named for the annual district Boy Scout banquet I to be held here on Tuesday. Febru- ! ary 11. The committees are arrangements, Sylvester Everhart, Father Hennes and Mr. Kri k; program. Mr. Pumphrey, E. W. Lankenau and (CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE) ' - O Schaefer Funeral Services Friday — G. W. Schafer, 79. died Tuesday (at his home in Geneva after a short illness. Surviving are the widow. Mrs. Sarah Hart Schaefer, j the children, Mrs. Fred Hale, California; Cornelius Schaefer, Geneva; and the step-children, Byron Hart, Bluffton; Ralph Hart, Conneaut, O.; Salem Hart, Oklahoma. Funeral services will be at 2 p. m. Friday at the Geneva Methodist Episcopal church. Burial will be made in the Riverside cemetery. FACES TERM FOR THREAT LETTERS — Wealthy Clubman Pleads Guiltv To Threatening • I President New York. Jan. 15 —(UP) —Aus- ; tin Phelps Palmer, wealthy retired engineer, pleaded guilty in Federal , Court today to sending letters ; threatening President Roosevelt. He will be sentenced Jan. 24 on two counts of an indictment carry- ; Inga maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a fine of $2,000. The middle aged clubman and sportsman threw himself upon the mercy of the court when he appeared before Judge Robert Patterson with his attorney, George Gordon 1 battle. Battle said the letters were “inexcusable.” In the notes. Palmer, using the ' name “C. R- Nelson,” attacked the President ts a communist and com- ' iplained bitterly that WPA swimming pools were built in competition I with private industry. He is a dir- 1 ector of a large private pool. The engineer was arrested Saturday in his park avenue apartment after an investigation of several months by secret service agents, according to the agents, he felt that measures sponsored by the President had cost him $1,000,000.

SAY ROOSEVELT WILL VETO ANY BONDS MEASURE Presidiction Made Today; Survey Says Veto Can Be Overridden Washington, Jan. 15. — (U.R) President Roosevelt is expected to veto the bonus bill when it finally arrives at his desk. It was predicted today in sources close to the White House. Friends of the chief executive liointed out that so far as they could determine, there was no change in Mr. Roosevelt’s frequently expressed attitude against immediate payment of the adjusted service compensation certificates. They recalled that during the 1 1932 campaign he expressed a stand against payment and also again in the veto message that ! spelled doom Io the bonus bill pass- , od in the closing days of the first session of the present congress. Meanwhile, the White House was sitting tight and saying nothing officially regarding the bonus rneasi tire. Friends of Mr. Roosevelt presented their interpretation of his attitude when reports were circulated in congress Coat some persons were betting that Mr. Roose-1 velt would approve the bonus bill. It was recalled that last year in his veto message, Mr. Roosevelt pointed out that the obligation to pay the bonus in full would not i arise until 1945 and that, conse-{ quently, the government was not obligated to pay at this time. In his Pittsburgh speech ho pointed out that he would be for the bonus only when there was a balanced budget and a cash surplus in the treasury that could meet such a demand. Will Override (Copyright, 1936, by UP.) Washington. Jan. 15.—(U.R) —Enactment into law of the senate soldiers' bonus bill was definitely assured today on the basis of a survey which showed sufficient voting strength to override a presi(CONTINUED ON PAGE SIX) —" " O — SCHOOL UNITS WILL BE PAID Each School Unit To Receive $212.50 Per Teacher From State Indianapolis, Ind., Jan- 15 —(UP) Payment of $250,000 to school units throughout the istato was authorized in an executive order issued today by Gov. Paul V. McNutt. Each of the units will receive $212.50 per teacher instead of S2OO which was to have been paid under the usual January distribution of excise, Green income and other taxes under the order“The additional funds are to make vd deficits In school budgets incurred by the decrease in excise i funds,” Gov. McNutt said. “The 1935 state liquor law revis- ! ed the distribution of excise taxes and decreased funds made available to school units throughout the state. “We hope to pay an additional $12.50 for each of the approximately 20.1 os teaching units in state at the August distribution.” This would increase the annual distribution of each teaching unit to $425 per year. Annual payments to school units would be increased to $8,600,000. The additional ipayments were arranged after a conference between McNutt. William P. Cosgrove head of the state board of accounts. ' and Floyd I. McMurray, state school superintendent. Among the larger increases would be Lake County, $18,562; St. Joseph $20,875; and Marion, $26,750 . o Long Distance Call Charges Are Reduced 11. F. Ehingen manager of the Citizens Telephone company, today received notice of a reduction in Indiana Bell telephone long distance calls on Sunday and also on person-to-iperson rates after 7 o'clock in the evening on week days The new rates became effective today and may be obtained through the local exchange. 0 . WEATHER Cloudy, somewhat colder east tonight; Thursday snow north, rain or snow south portion, rising temperature west.

Seventeen Killed As Airliner Crashes In Arkansas; Worst Disaster In Nation’s History

HENRY DEHNER IS CHAIRMAN Named Chairman Os Adams County Farm Debt Adjustment Committee Lafayette, Ind., Jan. 15 —Complete membership of county farm debt adjustment committees for Indiana was announced hero today following a meeting of the state committee in Indianapolis with Lt. Gov. Clifford M. Townsend, chairman of the Indiana state farm debt adjustment committee. The committee is cooperating with the farm debt adjustment Section of the Resettlement Administration in carrying on the program. Cooperation of the county and state committees with the Indiana unit of the Resettlement Administration is expected to speed up the entire program of 'farm debt adjustment, in the opin- | ion of Ralph C. Phillippe, State State Farm Debt Adjustment Super- ! visor for Indiana. Mr. Philliipps made pubic a report of the conciliation activities of 28 counties in Indiana where intensive efforts were made to relieve a great amount of distress. In the i three month period ending Dec. 31, 1935, a total of 68 cases were I settled by the county committees i cooperating with the Farm Dept ' Adjust-Tent Section of the Resettlement Administration. The total indebtedness represented by these cases amounted to $476,741) which creditors saw fit to reduce to $322,OS in order to obtain equitable set tlement. As the result of the settlement of these cases in the counties reported. delinquent taxes to the •mount of $6,846 were paid. Lt. Gov. Townsend has informed the resettlement Administration that Governor McNutt is desirous that every distressed farmer in Indiana avail himself of the facilities of the county and state committees Every county in the state now has an active farm debt adjustment committee to whom any farm creditor may offer his probI >.t.s and receive assistance. These i i omniittees meet regularly each month and voluntarily offer their services without obligation. Since the program was started in Indiana, many deserving farment in every section of the state have benefitted from the adjust(CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) — .. -o Accepts Position At Goodyear Service Charles Omlor, well known young man of this city, employed for a couple of years at the Lose Barber shop, has taken an office position with Goodyear Service in this city. He started to work Monday. 0 CLAIMS WILSON KNEW OF FACTS Chairman Nye Charges Pres. Wilson Falsified On Treaties Washington, Jan. 15 — (UP) — Chairman Gerald P. Nye, R.., N. D., of the Senate munitions committee charged today that President Wilson “falsified" in a post-war assertion that he was unaware when America entered the conflict of allied secret treaties for disposition of territory in Europe. Hitherto unpublished documents, Nye said, showed that Mr. Wilson had knowledge of the treaties before he signed the war declaration against Germany in 1917. Nye’s assertion came after the committee had heard secret state department documents read revealing difficulties of President Wilson with the British over violation of the right of neutrals to trade and and with Germany over her submarine warfare. J. P. Morgan was alxsent from the committee session because the testimony did not concern nls firm’s affairs“The evidence shows” Nye said, “That Mr. Wilson and Mr. Lansing (secretary of state Robert M. Lansing) were fully appraised of the secret treaties and both falsified when they stated they had no knowledge of them.”

Tests Court’s Power s. , j 11 Whether or not the United States supreme court lias power to throw i a law oft the statute books is expocted to be decided by th© suit filed in Philadelphia federal district court by P. T. Vincent, realtor, who seeks to enjoin federal executives from interfering with tile AAA despite the adverse rul--1 ing of the supreme tribunal. SPEED SOCIAL SECURITY PLAN State May Create New Board Os Public Wei fare For Plans Indianapolis. Ind.. Jan. 15 —(UP) — Decision to lift part of the social security burden from the counties by assuming an additional 10 per 1 cent of the joint state-county cost, has been reached by state officials, it was learned today. Heretofore, the state and counties have matched funds equally for •payment of old age pensions under the state law. Lt had been assumed the same arrangement would bo made for the state and counties under the federeal program, with the federal government financing one-half of a maximum S3O a month pension. With congress preparing to pass the appropriations bill, which includes funds for setting up the - social security program, Indiana, officials hurried plans in order to complete them before a special legislature is called. Gov. Paul V. McNutt has indicated that as soon as congress passes the bill and the amount of money needed by individual states to assist in administering the act is made known, he will call u special session of the assembly. He has indicated that lin addition to passing cooperative security legislation the legislature 1 probably will be asked to revise the gross income tax law to proj vide additional revenue. ’ A change would be made in the definitions and classifications of tax payers, although no increases would bo effected in basic rates 1 of one per cent on retail sales and personal income and one fourth of one per cent on wholesale transactions. Re-classificatiou of inc om e would result in approximately $2,000,000 added receipts to the tCONTTNtrED nN PAGE SIX) o Action Possible To Curb Supreme Court Washington, Jan. 15—(U.R) —The house judiciary committee, in secret session, has rejected a mo- ’! tion to liable bills calling for curbs ’ on the supreme court, it was learned today, opening the possibility for action on the proposals. ■ The committee’s action came in the face of growth in both house and senaite for some action on the several dozen suggested plans to 1 remove much of the power of the ■ supreme court and lower federal I courts to declare acts of congress unconstitutional. The house committee’s action ■ came on a motion by Rep. Warren i J. Duffey, D„ 0., to table th© bills. This probablv would have killed • any possibility of action at this I session.

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Bodies Os Passengers And Crew Badly Mangled By Terrific Crash: Probe Os Tragedy Opened, HOLD INQUEST (Copyright, 193 G, by UP.) Goodwin, Ark., Jan 15. — (U.R) — Seventeen mangled bodies — th© toll of the worst plane disaster in the history of American commercial aviation—were taken from the twisted and bloody wreckage of a crack airliner today, and removed I In baskets to Memphis for identlI flcation. Immediate investigations began jto lix responsibility. The American air line's twin motored Douglas luxury ship crashed hist night in a dense swamp three miles northeast of this farming ham Tot, carrying all on board —14 passengers and a crew of three —to a j frightful death. Soon after Lake Littlejohn, de- ' partment of commerce investigator, arrived from Little Rock, a formal coroner's inquest was held on the scene. The jury decided the crash was "purely accidental.” All 17 bodies, some unrecognizable, were loaded on ambulances to be taken to Memphis. Investigators rounded up natives of the dismal swamp country ad- ■ jacent to the Mississippi river, hoping to learn from them something that, would lead to a partial explanation of the disaster. John T. Shea, a Memphis attorIney. said that one of the plane’s two motors seemed to be operating amiss when the liner took oft' from Memphis. Otherwise there r was no clue to cause. The plane was flying in perfect weather. Its gasoline supply was ample. Its pilot, Gerald Marshall, had had years of experience and ' was considered by his employers 1 as one of the best in the business, t At least four emergency landing • fields were available in the vicin- , ity. The plane left Memphis at 7:03 Ip. m. Fifteen minutes later her ! co-pilot, Glenn Freeland, reported • by radio that all was well. Soon ■ afterward, natives saw the machine flying low over the main line of the Rock Island railroad. A few ■ minhtes later there was a terrific crash in the swamp. Hours later, . a rescue party, after wading through mud and swamp ooze that at times was waist deep, came upon a scene of indescribable horror. | Pilot Marshall apparently had warned his passengers. All had I their safety belts adjusted. But ' so terrific was the crash, that in several cases the belts had cut I bodies in half. For several hundred yards th© i tops of the swamp oaks wer© sheared off. Bits of fuselage and the comfortable interior fittings of ' the liner hung on twips and branches. Parts of the plane were found over an area of four acres. The condition of bodies inside the smashed cabin sickened some of the rescue party. Over all permeated a nauseating ordor of (CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE) O ALVIN KARRIS ESCAPESTRAP Public Enemy No.l Again Escanes Federal Agents’ Trap Aurora, Mo., Jan. 15 —(UP) —AI- , vin Karpis, America’s public enemy “ No. 1, and a companion escaped a trap set iby federal officers and i highway patrolmen at a garage hero today. The trat? had been maintained by ’ federal agents and highway patrol- ’ men since Dec. 30 when Karpis ana bis companion rented space in . a garage to store their automobile. ' The identification of Karpis at , that time was made positive by , Harry and Oliver Seburn who oper- , ate the garage and several attend- [ anta who were there when the two , men drove the machine in. The trap failed when officers terni porarily relaxed their vigilance at i the breakfast hour. Federal agents and highway patrolmen took up I the trail and were reported to be ; less than five minutes behind the desparado-